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Woman wearing a Benda mask

Arnold Genthe :: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 20th September 1925. Nitrate negative. Library of Congress | src Flickr

Cours de Danse, 1892

Louis Legrand :: Cours de Danse. Fin de Siècle. 59 pages with 11 original etchings (including frontispiece and on the cover) as well as numerous colored initials, head vignettes and cul-de-lampes by Louis Legrand. Paris, E. Dentu, 1892. | src Bassenge Auktionen

Les Chansons Eternelles (1898)

Paul Redonnel :: Les Chansons Eternelles. Nouvelle edition illustrée. Paris, Bibliothéque Artistique et Littéraire, 1898. The illustrations include lithographs by Mucha, Berchmans, Lobel, Cause and etchings by Ranft, Heran and Rassenfosse. | src Bassenge Auktionen

Woman with a Benda mask, 1925

Arnold Genthe :: Person wearing a mask by W.T. Benda, 20th September, 1925. Nitrate negative. Library of Congress | src Flickr

The Mask (Josephine Schwarz), 1926

Jane Reece :: The Mask. Posed by Josephine Schwarz, 1926. | src Dayton Art Institute
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Women w/ Benda masks, 1925

Arnold Genthe :: People wearing masks by W.T. Benda, 20th September 1925. Nitrate negative. | src Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 20th September, 1925. Nitrate negative. | src Library of Congress